A/N: Hello Readers. What inspired this? Well, I have been hearing so much talk about 4B and it got me thinking…for days or weeks. I am not sure. LOL. Anyway, this is obviously Rumpel's POV so I hope you all enjoy it. This is a companion piece to "A Complicated Story" which was written in Belle's POV.
"Certainly Not She"
3/21/2015
7:50pm
Three hundred years
Yet, he was no closer to his happy ending
Years of sadness & despair
Years of depression, self-loathing, and self-deprecating
This old mage
Yearned for acceptance and love
This lonely sorcerer
Unaccepted and a pariah
No one but his son loved him
No one but his son accepted him
The darkness consumed him
Evilness blackened his heart
Until that one faithful deal
A forever he never expected
Nor wanted
The fear and secrets
Consumed him
Never learning to truly cope
For who could ever love a beast
Certainly not a princess like herself
Deals after deals
Yet, he could not see
For he was still afraid
He was often used
By the so called 'heroes'
Ungrateful wretches who were undeserving of his help
But he gave them nonetheless
No thanks, no gratitude
Tossed and abandoned
By many who claimed to love him
First by his own father
Followed by his first wife
Who would have thought love would enter his life?
Certainly not him
True love consumed him
But once more his past and his curse
Prevented him and separated him
The ones he loved most
His son, his grandson, and finally…
His true love
His little princess banished him
For his betrayal and his lies
His secrets and deception
Tarnished what was once was
Never again will that love be the same
Never again will it be that innocent and pure
For his actions tainted it
For that he knew
Weeks passed
He wondered if she missed him
All the while, he thought of her
Conflicted and unsure
He pretended to be another
To help her
To determine how much changed
All a while he learned
He was once more forgotten
All a while he was once more replaced
All a while he was once more unbelieving
All a while he was undeserving
For who could ever love a beast
Certainly not a princess such as she
For who could ever forgive what he had done
Certainly not she
This old mage
Lonely once more
Alone once more
His son no longer living
All those surround him treat him as he once was
A town pariah
Even his precious wife
Move on
To a knave
Broken and sad
He saw their little affection
He wished it was he
The smile on her face
It was no longer him that she thought of
He was unforgiven
He was undeserving
He was a beast
But should he dare to hope?
Should he dare to hope that there is still a chance?
A chance to reignite his old flame
A chance to love once again
To win his true love back
No…for who could ever love a beast
For that he is certain
He was a beast
But he will be forever hers
Even if she will never be once again.
Or will she?
A/N: How did I do? Please let me know what you thought of this. Special shout out to Montreat11: Thank you!
Thanks again for reading. - Kat
